Hey guys,
For those of you that saw my Dewalt RAS thread, I recently had a very good condition 1959 Dewalt GE radial arm saw follow me home. I bought it at an auction for almost nothing, but it has a 3 phase motor. If not for the cool factor of this tool, I think I might have just resold it, but radial arm saws don't bring much money these days as they seem to be out of favor. So alas, I need a phase converter. This was something I've been thinking about building for a while, but the cost and lack of need (I didn't have any other 3 phase tools at the time) kept me from doing it. Thought I would include you all on the build. Would love to hear any thoughts or ideas. I already decided to go the rotary route (vs. VFD), as the motor is pretty big on the saw and I think I can source parts to build the RPC myself for a reasonably low cost. First up, I need a motor.